before been deceased course replaced

Podling

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

comatose. Over the course of hours, the creature is dissolved and its body repurposed into a podling duplicate. Podlings are near-perfect mimics of the creatures they replace. Despite having the

replaced by a podling can often tell something’s amiss. Roll on the Podling Behavior table to see what unusual habits a podling might demonstrate. Podling Behavior d6 Behavior 1

Ancient Copper Dragon Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

statistics and capabilities are otherwise replaced by those of the new form, except any class features or legendary actions of that form.The dragon can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options

giggling. Even serious matters suddenly seem amusing. If the dragon dies, the magic carvings fade over the course of 1d10;{"diceNotation":"1d10","rollType":"roll"} days. The other effects end immediately.Acid

Action Stations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

machine’s engine is on, the driver can use an action to propel the vehicle up to its speed or bring the vehicle to a dead stop. While the vehicle is moving, the driver can steer it along any course

. If the driver is incapacitated, leaves the helm, or does nothing to alter the infernal war machine’s course and speed, the vehicle moves in the same direction and at the same speed as it did during the

Unsafe Waters

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

hit points. A rowboat reduced to 0 hit points in the water sinks over the course of 1d4 rounds. Falling in the Water Any character who falls into the lake is subject to the effects of frigid water

(see “Frigid Water”). Even after the character gets out of the frigid water, the effects persist until the wet clothing is dried out or replaced with warm, dry clothing. Water Depth Once the characters

21. Archpriest's Chambers

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

(area 16), when the wiser course of action would be to lead its fellow kuo-toa to a new home far away from the aboleth and its servants. If the characters try to speak with the archpriest in a language

bare-chested male sea elf. Its hands have been replaced with troglodyte claws, and additional limbs have been added in the form of a bugbear’s severed arms. A pair of rusty shortsword blades thrust

Mummy

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

survival The Punished. Once deceased, an individual has no say in whether or not its body is made into a mummy. Some mummies were powerful individuals who displeased a high priest or pharaoh, or

its endless rest by undoing the transgression that caused it to rise. A sacred idol might be replaced in its niche, a stolen treasure could be returned to its tomb, or a temple might be purified of

Wilderness Survival

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

the creature is sheltered against the elements (for example, in an igloo). Veering Off Course. It’s easy to veer off course while traveling through a blizzard, and it’s also easy for party members to

become separated from one another, which is why the wisest course of action is to stay put and wait for the blizzard to pass. If the characters travel during a blizzard, have the players designate one

Bodytaker Plant

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

brought to them by their podling servants. In either case, they drag creatures into their central pod, where potent chemicals render the captive comatose. Over the course of hours, the creature is

nuances of interactions between sapient beings. These duplicates make excuses about their odd behavior, but those familiar with an individual replaced by a podling can often tell something’s amiss

Torch

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Sigil and the Outlands

lobby is hardly recognizable. The bank’s original tellers are gone, replaced by profiteers who skim a few coins off every transaction. They don’t keep their ill-gotten gains for long, however. The

characters to collect the debt and “rough him up a little bit.” She fails to mention the buyer is a cloud giant. 2 A death tyrant claiming to be the deceased founder of the Xanathar’s Guild on Toril hires

Mahadi, Emporium Master

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

establishment fall under a special contract and therefore rank most highly in his esteem. Of course, guests leaving Infernal Rapture are expected to pay their bills in full prior to departure. If a guest

deceased character. Tiefling Transformation. Asmodeus transforms the character into a tiefling with a direct infernal bloodline to him. Substitute the character’s racial traits with tiefling racial traits

Staff

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

seems appropriate. Each time a franchise gains a rank, existing staff members can be gifted with early retirement (that is, fired), and replaced alongside new hires that fit the franchise’s needs. A

franchise might engage all kinds of hirelings and agents over the course of a campaign, but specialized franchise staff fall into four different categories. An employee is like a friend you pay

Lulu the Hollyphant

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

.) She regains her Innate Spellcasting trait gradually over the course of the adventure, as follows: In chapter 2, Lulu regains the at-will ability to cast light when she arrives in Elturel for the

friend there. His name was Mahadi. Maybe he can help us.” 5 “The Zariel I knew is gone, replaced by a devil with a halo of fire and vengeance. ‘This is who I am,’ she told me. ‘When demons die

Bronze Shrine Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sleeping Dragon’s Wake

walls of this hall, each with the name of a deceased Scaly Eye member carved beneath their tomb. Whenever a Scaly Eye member dies, Lhammaruntosz carves a new niche in the wall. Telna Urkil, the ghost of

.” This is of course, referring to the dragon. A pool at the center of the chamber leads outside the shrine (see “Arrival”). Stair Trap. A detect magic spell reveals that the stairs radiate an aura of

Academy

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

, believed-to-be-deceased librarian gives you assignments from the circulation desk they never leave. 4 Infatuated Tourist. A flirtatious visiting scholar perceives your every report and donated discovery as a

someone who is. Consider being a promising student or a new member of the faculty. While you have a modest course load that you handle behind the scenes (or using any of a variety of downtime activities

The Knucklebones Gang

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

Mad Maggie’s infernal war machine. Chukka is animated, irritable, and takes care of repairs around the fort. Chukka and Clonk lost their weapons and replaced them with the following weapons salvaged

characters notice that Pins and Needles lurk about at a distance, whispering to each other and staring at the characters. If confronted, the imps make a big deal of revealing a secret. Of course they

Cave of Echoes Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase

Eternal Garden The echoes of the stream fade, replaced by an ethereal melody that tugs at your heartstrings. Massive formations of quartz crystals cover the walls and ceiling of this chamber. A

anything stationary on the water’s surface slowly sinks to the bottom over the course of 1 minute. Waterfall. The waterfall blocks passage to the fey crossing in area C7. Like the pool, the waterfall is

Daelkyr

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

. Daelkyr Modifications d10 Modification 1 The creature is fused with another creature or object. 2 The creature has additional eyes, or its existing eyes are replaced with the eyes of a

different creature. 3 The creature produces eerie music instead of speech. 4 The creature’s skin has an unusual texture or color. 5 The creature’s hair is replaced by spines or tentacles. 6 The creature’s

Metallic Dragons

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)

action. Its statistics and capabilities are otherwise replaced by those of the new form, except any class features or legendary actions of that form. Legendary Actions The dragon can take 3

well as this action. Its statistics and capabilities are otherwise replaced by those of the new form, except any class features or legendary actions of that form. Legendary Actions The dragon can

Lower City Gazetteer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

present adventure opportunities via advertisements recruiting mercenaries, half-substantiated reports of monster attacks ignored by the Flaming Fist, and more. And of course, should adventurers succeed or

deceased for her experiments, replacing them with pauper’s corpses and weighted coffins. Should any of the family’s misdealing come to light, it would doubtlessly shock the city to the core and potentially

Lower City Gazetteer

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer

present adventure opportunities via advertisements recruiting mercenaries, half-substantiated reports of monster attacks ignored by the Flaming Fist, and more. And of course, should adventurers succeed or

cultists and necromancers. Chief among these latter customers is the family matriarch, Leylenna Candulhallow, a neutral evil female moon elf mage who takes the choicest and rarest of the deceased for her

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